SSL: DirectAdmin USER SSL Configuration

DirectAdmin USER SSL Configuration

Prerequisite

This checklist is done ONLY AFTER any old SSL Certificates have been removed from other sources. Review “SSL: Remove SSL Certificate” before continuing to ensure you’re ready for this checklist.

Checklist for DirectAdmin USER SSL Configuration

• From DirectAdmin Control Panel | USER
• Go to <Account Manager> | <SSL Certificates>.
  • Confirm you’re in the correct domain (top right).
    • Change option to “Get automatic certificate from ACME Provider” (default was “Use the best match certificate”)
    • ACME Provider: Let’s Encrypt
    • Common Name:
      • Select ckbox: Wildcard
    • Selected entries…: Confirm it selected all checkboxes of “Certificate Entries”
    • Select check-box of “Force SSL with https redirect”
      • Tap small “Save” box.
    • Click on large <Save> button.
      • You probably will get a popup alert msg advising you it’s already processing another certificate.
        • If you get a popup msgtelling you to wait, continue to the next step. Otherwise, if no popup msg, wait until it processes for about 2 minutes & then it provides a popup confirmation of certificates applied. Tap <Close>.
        • Operational Note: If anything pops up with a lot of text in a content box, it’s not necessary to copy nor save it.
    • Now, confirm a change of the above option to “Use the best match certificate”.
    • Tap <Save>.

Next Steps

Depending on what brought you here, you can easily return to that exact area on the page. Just, click any of these specific areas or checklist sections you recognize that led you here.

• Complete Setup Guide: Return to section “Issue SSL certificates using DirectAdmin and Let’s Encrypt ” and continue after “… perform the checklist from DirectAdmin USER SSL Configuration” .